CO129-571-7 Sino-Japanese War- bombardment of road from Anglo-Chinese border to Canton 9-1-1938 - 28-1-1938 — Page 36

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FROM JAP.N

De code.

Sir R. Craigie (Tokyo).

9th January, 1938.

D.

9.00 p.m. 9th January, 1938.

R.

2.30 p.m.

9th January, 1933.

No. 29. (R).

Hongkong telegram to Colonial Office No. 10.

In informing the Japanese Government of the action to be taken by the Governor, I should presumably say that such action is taken without prejudice to the general responsibility of the Japanese Government for ensuirng against attack on British subjects proceeding upon their peaceful avocations.

Addressed to Foreign Office No. 29 of January 9th, repeated to Hongkong and Shanghai.